Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc., based in Oxnard, CA, calls 1,587 cases of his 4 in/1.6 OZ Markide -Selderijsticks that are sold in Walmart stores in 30 states for potential contamination with Listeria Monocytogenes.
The recall was inspired by a random sample carried out by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, who detected Listeria Monocytogenes in one of the multiple samples from a Georgia store.
Although the product is over if it is used by date and is no longer available in stores, consumers may have frozen the celery sticks for later use.
The Recalled Product was distributed to stores in Alabama, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersy, Newa, North, North, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Listeria Monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and people with a compromised immune system. Symptoms can be high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Pregnant women run a risk of miscarriages or stillborns due to infections.
Called product:
Marketide celery Sticks
- Description: 4 Tel, 1.6 OZ Bundel package
- UPC: 6 81131 16151 0
- Lotcode: P047650
- Best if used by date: 23/03/2025
- Distributed by: Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc., Oxnard, CA
- Sold at: Walmart shops in Al, Ca, Co, DC, de, Fl, GA, Hi, IL, in, ks, ky, md, md, mo, mt, nc, nj, oh, pa, sc, tx, va, wv, wv, wv, wy, wy
From the placement of this recall, no diseases have been reported in connection with this recall.
Consumers who have the recalled product, including all stored in freezers, are encouraged not to consume it and have to throw it away immediately.
More about Listeria Infections
Food contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes may not look or smells spoiled, but can still cause serious and sometimes life -threatening infections. Everyone who has eaten a recalled product and has developed symptoms of Listeria infection must seek medical treatment and tell his doctors about the possible exposure to Listeria.
Also, anyone who has eaten one of the recalled products must follow symptoms in the coming weeks, because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria before listeriosis symptoms develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can be vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle pain, severe headache and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections that can simulate other diseases.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children and people such as cancer patients who have a weakened immune system are in particular the risk of serious diseases, life -threatening infections and other complications. Although infected pregnant women can only experience mild, flu -like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature release, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth.
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